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Emerson LA Hosts Film and Media Festival

October 19, 2016

Celebrate professional alumni work at the 16th annual Emerson LA Film & Media Festival on Saturday, October 22, 2016 from 11:00 a.m.until 9:00 p.m.

Attendees will have the opportunity to network with key players in the entertainment industry, participate in provocative panel discussions, learn the latest technological developments, and party Emerson style!

Those scheduled to appear include legendary TV producer Norman Lear; AMC’s programming president Joel Stillerman (Breaking Bad, Mad Men, The Walking Dead); Robert Kirkman, creator and executive producer of The Walking Dead, Fear The Walking Dead, and Outcast; music video directors Ethan Lader (Bruno Mars, Usher), Ben Fee (Metallica, The Lumineers), and Ben Brewer (Foster the People, Jack U and director of the film The Trust, also screening); and many more!

Film screenings include the documentary “Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You” followed by a Q&A; “Do Not Resist,” an urgent and powerful exploration of the rapid militarization of the police in the US; and “Old School / New School: A Celebration of Black Filmmaking” presented by EBONI.